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Suffolk Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2021 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2023.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Suffolk Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

96,194

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
17.6%
18 - 24:
7.9%
25 - 34:
13.4%
35 - 54:
26.4%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
14.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.4%
4.4%
90.8%
90.8%
31.0%
31.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Suffolk
USA
$40,389
$40,389
$37,638
$37,638

Median household income

Suffolk
USA
$81,883
$81,883
$69,021
$69,021
Individuals Below Poverty Level

9.6%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Public Service
Education
Transportation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Construction
Other
Administration
Finance
Arts
16.8%
16.8%
11.8%
11.8%
10.1%
10.1%
8.7%
8.7%
8.7%
8.7%
6.9%
6.9%
6.3%
6.3%
5.4%
5.4%
5.3%
5.3%
4.4%
4.4%
3.6%
3.6%
3.2%
3.2%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
48.5%
48.5%
40.7%
40.7%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
1.8%
1.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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African
English
German
Irish
Italian
European
French
Scottish
Polish
Scots-Irish
Dutch
British
Welsh
Norwegian
Swedish
Jamaican
Greek
French Canadian
Scandinavian
Russian
12.9%
12.9%
8.6%
8.6%
8.4%
8.4%
6.6%
6.6%
3.0%
3.0%
2.2%
2.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
French
Langs. of India
Tagalog
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
African languages
Native American languages
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Korean
Japanese
Urdu
Russian
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
94.6%
94.6%
2.5%
2.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Suffolk Residents

3.8%